Non-national


[nash-uh-nl, nash-nuh l] /ˈnæʃ ə nl, ˈnæʃ nəl/

adjective
1.
of, relating to, or maintained by a as an organized whole or independent political unit:
national affairs.
2.
owned, preserved, or maintained by the federal government:
a national wildlife refuge.
3.
peculiar or common to the whole people of a country:
national customs.
4.
devoted to one’s own , its interests, etc.; patriotic:
to stir up national pride.
5.
.
6.
concerning or encompassing an entire :
a national radio network.
7.
limited to one .
noun
8.
a citizen or subject of a particular who is entitled to its protection:
U.S. nationals living abroad.
9.
Often, nationals. a national competition, tournament, or the like:
We’re invited to Minneapolis for the nationals.
10.
a national company or organization.
/ˈnæʃənəl/
adjective
1.
of, involving, or relating to a nation as a whole
2.
of, relating to, or characteristic of a particular nation: the national dress of Poland
3.
(rare) nationalistic or patriotic
noun
4.
a citizen or subject
5.
a national newspaper
/ˈnæʃənəl/
noun
1.
the National, short for the Grand National
adj.

1590s, from Middle French national (from Old French nation), and also from nation + -al (1). As a noun, “citizen of a (particular) nation,” from 1887. National anthem first recorded 1819, in Shelley. Related: Nationally.

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